Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-07-09

Kinsley has an evening daily, tbs
Mercury.
The gas wen at Kingman has struck
muddy salt water.
Newton has voted to issue $4,000 In
bonds to enlarge her school houses.
The Wichita GrOl0ger has offered q
prize for the best production Of a Kan
sas poet.
NOnchalEnta is the name Of new
town in Ness county. It starts out with
newspaper Of course.
Propositions from towns and cities in
Kansas will be received until July %
for the DUnkard college.
There is some talk at FL Dorado OF
repairing and enlarginF the dam across
the Walnut at that place.
From reports It may be inferred that
the bean crop Of DOniPhan county is
the largest in its history.
The largest individual owner Of Kan
sss land is a man by the name Of J. P.
PomerOy, the coal king Of AtchisOn,
who owns $4,000 acres OF the SunhOwer
state.
Hays City Sentinel: Two Car loads of
MormOns passed through on Tuesday
nights train en- route for Salt Lake.
They were a dirty looking lot Of 'Scan-
dahOOvians."
''The mills Of the Gods grind slowly,
but prohibition prohibits" says the
LeavenwOrth Times in announcing the
conviction Of some viOlRtOrs Of the law.
The contract for building the new
Howard county court house has been
awarded st. Louis architect at S32,-
500, and the work is to be completed
within ten months.
Wa-Keeney Republican: The land
Office is doing a rushing business In final
proofs this week. More than thousand
had accumulated in the safes Of the Of
fee, and the clerks are making strenuous
efforts to catch up.
The Piegan Indians, Of Montana
made over $4,000 last spring skinning
the carcasses Of cattle which perished in
the snow. The Indians received rs cents
for every hide they brought in, and they
exhibited such industry that it became
necessary to watch the herds to prevent
them from skinning every animal in the
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About O'Clock Mrs. Burrows arose
to light the kitchen fire, and experiencing
some trouble in making it burn readily,
brought the coal oil can to her assistance.
The result was the explosion of the can
the contents being scattered IN all direc-
tons. Her acrsams brought her hus-
band to the rescue, and with him three
children. In attempting to assist her
and put out the fire In the house, the
! husband had his hands and neck burned,
and the children were also burned more
OF less. Several neighbOrs Immediately
! gathered aud gave what assistance they
could. The poor woman is burned badly
on the upper and lower portions Of her
body. Her CORSET protected her stomach
and breasts. Her garments were almost
entirely consumed. SalinR Journal
Garden City Sentinel: A correspond
ent Of the Wichita Eagle, writing from
Rocky Ford, Colorado, some $50 miles
west Of Garden City on the same river
and railroad, says the farmers In that
vicinity are all hard at work cutting and
curing their alfalfa crop, which is mus
ualIy large. He says the country
around that village is one vast alfalfa
field and estimates the area at $500
acres. Garden City ought not to allow
any other place in the Arkansas valley
to stand ahead Of her In this crop. In
this vicinity the second cutting will soon
begin and the Sentinel reporter yester-
day saw some hay of the first cutting IN
stack, that was just the ideal of perfect
fodder. Tt was as green as before il
was cut with all the leaves on in perfect
shape, and reminds our reporter OF green
tea. It was In a large stack which was
covered with a cloth or canvas to prevent
damage by rain.